Cost-effective, sustainable and responsible extraction routes
for recovering distinct critical metals and industrial minerals
as by-products from key European hard-rock lithium projects

Meet the EXCEED Team

VTT

Matti Okkonen

Matti Okkonen

VTT

Matti Okkonen

VTT

General Coordinator
Marko Paavola

Marko Paavola

VTT

Marko Paavola

VTT

Project manager, WP5 leader
Nicolas Spegazzini

Nicolas Spegazzini

VTT

Nicolas Spegazzini

VTT

WP1 Task 1.4 leader
Jari Havisto

Jari Havisto

VTT

Jari Havisto

VTT

WP1 task 1.4 deputee
Eero Hietala

Eero Hietala

VTT

Eero Hietala

VTT

WP5 pilot and integration specialist
Andrei Baraian

Andrei Baraian

VTT

Andrei Baraian

VTT

WP1 Machine vision expert
Vili Kellokumpu

Vili Kellokumpu

VTT

Vili Kellokumpu

VTT

WP5 Machine vision and AI specialist
Markku Alamäki

Markku Alamäki

VTT

Markku Alamäki

VTT

WP5 Data specialist
Katariina Rahkamaa-Tolonen

Katariina Rahkamaa-Tolonen

VTT

Katariina Rahkamaa-Tolonen

VTT

WP5 Optical sensing expert
Suvi Lamminmäki

Suvi Lamminmäki

VTT

Suvi Lamminmäki

VTT

WP4 Task4.1 Nuclear Waste Management expert
Tiina Lavonen

Tiina Lavonen

VTT

Tiina Lavonen

VTT

WP4 Task4.1 Nuclear Waste Management expert
Jarno Mäkinen

Jarno Mäkinen

VTT

Jarno Mäkinen

VTT

WP4 Task4.1 Metals and Materials Recovery expert

KU Leuven

Koen Binnemans

Koen Binnemans

Project Coordinator, KU Leuven

Koen Binnemans

KU Leuven

Peter Tom Jones

Peter Tom Jones

Exploitation Manager, KU Leuven

Peter Tom Jones

KU Leuven

Dzenita Avdibegovic

Dzenita Avdibegovic

KU Leuven

Dzenita Avdibegovic

KU Leuven

Philippe Muchez

Philippe Muchez

KU Leuven

Philippe Muchez

KU Leuven

Fernando Prado Araujo

Fernando Prado Araujo

KU Leuven

Fernando Prado Araujo

KU Leuven

Rabab Nasser

Rabab Nasser

KU Leuven

Rabab Nasser

KU Leuven

Lieven Machiels

Lieven Machiels

KU Leuven

Lieven Machiels

KU Leuven

Giorgian Dinu

Giorgian Dinu

KU Leuven

Giorgian Dinu

KU Leuven

Lieven Machiels

Lieven Machiels

KU Leuven

Lieven Machiels

KU Leuven

University of Oulu

Saija Luukkanen

Saija Luukkanen

University of Oulu

Saija Luukkanen

University of Oulu

Priyadharshini Perumal

Priyadharshini Perumal

University of Oulu

Priyadharshini Perumal

University of Oulu

Jari Ruuska

Jari Ruuska

University of Oulu

Jari Ruuska

University ofOulu

Parinus Vedadi

Parinus Vedadi

University of Oulu

Parinus Vedadi

University of Oulu

Henri Välikangas

Henri Välikangas

University of Oulu

Henri Välikangas

University of Oulu

Markku Ohenoja

Markku Ohenoja

University of Oulu

Markku Ohenoja

University of Oulu

CASPEO

Stéphane	BROCHOT

Stéphane BROCHOT

CASPEO

Stéphane BROCHOT

CASPEO

Marie-Véronique DURANCE

Marie-Véronique DURANCE

CASPEO

Marie-Véronique DURANCE

CASPEO

Philippe WAVRER

Philippe WAVRER

CASPEO

Philippe WAVRER

CASPEO

Etienne BRAAK

Etienne BRAAK

CASPEO

Etienne BRAAK

CASPEO

Aziz	HADIOUCHE

Aziz HADIOUCHE

CASPEO

Aziz HADIOUCHE

CASPEO

Manuel GONZALEZ

Manuel GONZALEZ

CASPEO

Manuel GONZALEZ

CASPEO

Technical University of Crete

Kostas Komnitsas

Kostas Komnitsas

TUC

Kostas Komnitsas

TUC

Georgios Bartzas

Georgios Bartzas

TUC

Georgios Bartzas

TUC

Lefteris Doitsidis

Lefteris Doitsidis

TUC

Lefteris Doitsidis

TUC

Anna Kritikaki

Anna Kritikaki

TUC

Anna Kritikaki

TUC

GTK

Quentin Dehaine

Quentin Dehaine

GTK

Quentin Dehaine

GTK

WP1 Leader
Irmeli Huovinen

Irmeli Huovinen

GTK

Irmeli Huovinen

GTK

GTK Project Manager
Sonja Lavikko

Sonja Lavikko

GTK

Sonja Lavikko

GTK

Deputy
Xiao Sheng Yang

Xiao Sheng Yang

GTK

Xiao Sheng Yang

GTK

Team member WP2 / WP5
Pirjo Seppälä

Pirjo Seppälä

GTK

Pirjo Seppälä

GTK

Team member WP2
Toni Eerola

Toni Eerola

GTK

Toni Eerola

GTK

Team member WP6
Oleg Knauf

Oleg Knauf

GTK

Oleg Knauf

GTK

Team member WP1
Dandara Salvador

Dandara Salvador

GTK

Dandara Salvador

GTK

Team member WP2 / WP5
Radoslaw Michallik

Radoslaw Michallik

GTK

Radoslaw Michallik

GTK

Team member WP1
Alona Nad

Alona Nad

GTK

Alona Nad

GTK

Team member WP2 / WP5
Paavo Nikkola

Paavo Nikkola

GTK

Paavo Nikkola

GTK

Team member WP1
Ester Jolis

Ester Jolis

GTK

Ester Jolis

GTK

Team member WP1
Yann Lahaye

Yann Lahaye

GTK

Yann Lahaye

GTK

Team member WP1

MEAB

Carsten Dittrich

Carsten Dittrich

MEAB

Carsten Dittrich

MEAB

Jasen Wijaya

Jasen Wijaya

MEAB

Jasen Wijaya

MEAB

Thore Perlitz

Thore Perlitz

MEAB

Thore Perlitz

MEAB

SAVANNAH

Jacinta Marta Fernandes

Jacinta Marta Fernandes

SAVANNAH

Jacinta Marta Fernandes

SAVANNAH

John Morris Pereira

John Morris Pereira

SAVANNAH

John Morris Pereira

SAVANNAH

WIENERBERGER

Hilde Chambart

Hilde Chambart

WIENERBERGER

Hilde Chambart

WIENERBERGER

Laure Vandemeulebroeke

Laure Vandemeulebroeke

WIENERBERGER

Laure Vandemeulebroeke

WIENERBERGER

ANALYSIS-DSC

Jerónimo Domingo

Jerónimo Domingo

ANALYSIS-DSC

Jerónimo Domingo

ANALYSIS-DSC

Juan Enríquez Paraled

Juan Enríquez Paraled

ANALYSIS-DSC

Juan Enríquez Paraled

ANALYSIS-DSC

David Arranz Pulido

David Arranz Pulido

ANALYSIS-DSC

David Arranz Pulido

ANALYSIS-DSC

Laura Torres Gordo

Laura Torres Gordo

ANALYSIS-DSC

Laura Torres Gordo

ANALYSIS-DSC

Daniel Martín Martín

Daniel Martín Martín

KU Leuven

Daniel Martín Martín

ANALYSIS-DSC

KELIBER

Ville Vähäkangas

Ville Vähäkangas

Keliber

Ville Vähäkangas

Keliber

Kati Linnala

Kati Linnala

Keliber

Kati Linnala

Keliber

Pekka Tanskanen

Pekka Tanskanen

Keliber

Pekka Tanskanen

Keliber

Minna Nyblom

Minna Nyblom

Keliber

Minna Nyblom

Keliber

Nilkas Jansson

Nilkas Jansson

Keliber

Nilkas Jansson

Keliber

Jenni Kiventerä

Jenni Kiventerä

Director of Materials R&D

Jenni Kiventerä

Director of Materials R&D

Harisankar Sreenivasan

Harisankar Sreenivasan

Researcher

Harisankar Sreenivasan

Researcher

University of Lorraine

Lev Filippov

Lev Filippov

Full Professor, University of Lorraine

Lev Filippov

University of Lorraine

Amany Mohamed Fekry

Amany Mohamed Fekry

Professor of physical chemistry, University of Lorraine

Amany Mohamed Fekry

University of Lorraine

Yann Foucaud

Yann Foucaud

Associate Professor, University of Lorraine

Yann Foucaud

University of Lorraine

Ndue Kanari

Ndue Kanari

Senior Researcher, University of Lorraine

Ndue Kanari

University of Lorraine

Christopher Bacchieri

Christopher Bacchieri

Research Engineer, University of Lorraine

Christopher Bacchieri

University of Lorraine

Bastien Demeusy

Bastien Demeusy

University of Lorraine

Bastien Demeusy

University of Lorraine

Sidonie Gras

Sidonie Gras

IID-SII

Sidonie Gras

IID-SII

Giulia BUSSOLETTI

Giulia BUSSOLETTI

IID-SII

Giulia Bussoletti

IID-SII